Carrier



HQ BLOUNT Nov. 1, 1927.

CARRIER Filed May 1924 so thereafter are ada ted to Patented Nov. 1, 1921. I

UNITED YISFTATES PATENT orncs.

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I 7" Application am lay 30,10. Serial m5. 710,044.

A further object of theinvention is to provide a carrier of the above type having displaceable side membersadapte to serve as buifer plates in unloading the carrier.

In order to attain these objects, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention the carrier is provided with a loading plat-- form or floor which has on its bottom longltudinally extending su ports for spac ng the platform from theoor and to provlde an open space from end to end; members extending upwardly at each corner of the platform are adapted to support side members which are used to retam the articles being carried upon the platform during conveyance and therefrom and gui ed therealong to the floor to serve as buffer 'pglates during unloading of the carrier. etween the corner members at each end ofthe platform are 86 crossed plates which serve to retain articles upon the platform and to add rigidlty to the upwardly extending members and directly thereabove, and extending from side to side at each end are suspension means by which the carrier may be transported from place to place by means of a crane, monora1l.loco motive, or other conveying means.

These and other features of the invention not specifically mentioned above will clearly appear from the following descript on and the accompanying drawings in which the invention is illustrated in connection with. a carrier primarly used for transporting heavy spools of wire. about a wire drawing mill. H Fig. ,1 is a view in side. elevatlon of a carrier embodying the invention;

Fig, 2 is an end view thereof, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view taken side sills of the invention is to pro-.

underneath the platform and the above be unlatched upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking in the" direction indicated bythe arrows.

Referrin ormed from iron channels each secured to the upperside of a support 11 formed of angle um and extending from one end to the other of the sills 10. The

sup orts 11 in side elevation are W-shaped w1t the center portion 'of the horizontal arm of the angle 11011 secured to the horizontally disposedsection of the channel sills 10 by a block 12 which may be of wood and is entered between the vertically disposed rux, more, sssrenoa r0 wns'rnnlr mcrmcoon or rmw Your. 2., a CORPORATION or raw YORK.

CARRIER.

to the drawings, 10 indicates arms of the channel sills. Spanning the sills 10 and extendin thereof is a plate 14 w 'ch may be of steel and forms the floor of the conveyance. Bolts 15 passing through the plate, block and the supports 11 secure these members together at the center as clearly indicated on Fig. 1. Hor1zontal arms of an le plates '16 suitably fastened, secure the p ate 14 to the ends of the channel sills 10 at each corner with the vertical arms of the plates 16 secured to the ends of the supports 11 and to corner uprights 'of channel iron .17. The uprights 17 extend downward to approximatelythe bottom of the supports 11 plate 14 a suitable distance. A second set 0 the lower ends of the channel uprights 17 and to the vertical end arms of the supports 11, add rigidly to the uprights 17 and tie the uprights, supports and vertical arms of the angle plates 16 together as clearly indicated'in Fig. 1. The horizontal arm 21 of each of the angle lates 20 forms a foot upon the uprights 1 the purpose of which will be described hereafter. Carrier upa on each pair of uprights 17 along each side heavy articles mm the conveyance. In the from end to endangle plates 20, secured tolast-mentioned use of the side plates 23 they are unlatched from the position indicated in full outline 'in' the drawings and ositioned u on the floor as partially out ed in dotte lines in Fig, 2. The side plates 23 are held in position upon the uprights 17 by lugs 24 carried thereby, each having a buffers to protect the floor w vertically extending portion 25 spaced from the uprights 17 which cooperates .with a notch 26 formed in each end of the lates 23 as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 an 2 to retain the plates in position. The notches 26 are of a size which permits the side lates to be lifted vertically by hand, throug the medium of holes 28 provided therein, and

thereafter moved outwardly to clear the lugs 24, in which position they are free to be let down to the floor. At each lower corner of the side plates 23 and upon their front sides are secured angle iron plates 30. As viewed in F ig. 1 an arm 31 of the plate 30 extends rearward, outside the uprights 17 and then downward with the end 32 thereof turned inward to extend inside and between the parallel arms of the uprights 17 to form a retaining and guiding member for the lower end of the side plates 23. Angle iron stops 33 are fastened upon the uprights 17 a suitable distance above the turned in end 23 of the angle iron plates 30 to limit the upward movement of the side plates 23 when positioning them in their uper position to be held by the lugs 24. pon lifting the side plates 23 by the hand holes 28 and pulling outward the may be lowered to the dotted position in icated in Fig. 2, in which position the lates serve as iiile unloading from the carrier heavy articles like spools of wire. The angle iron plates 30, due to their formation and the spacing of the turned in end 32 thereof with respect to the rear wall of the front arm of the u rights 17 as viewed in Fig. 1, serve as a. oating hinge and guide for the side plates 23 during the lowering or raising thereof. Fastened to the upper ends of each pair of uprights 17 at each end of the carrier is a suspension bar 35 by means of which it may be transported from lace to place by means of a crane, monoral, locomotive or other conveying means. Secured to and extending between each pair of end uprights -17 are horizontally disposed angle irons 36 and positioned therebelow and also secured to the uprights 17 are crossed bars 37 all serving to give rigidity to the structure. In case a side plate should accidentally become unlatched from the retaining lugs 24 while the carrier was being moved by overhead means it would turn about its floatin hinge and move down upon the uprights 1 until the turned in ends 32 of the angle iron plates 30 engage the horizontal arms 21 of the angle plates 20 and thereby be held from dropping from the conveyance. By referring to Fig. 2 it will be observed that a clear open space is formed between the uprights 17 and the bottom of the floor plate 14. This space is for the purpose of entering therein any well known form of lift truck adapted to have its floor lifted by a hand or power jack to thereby lift the carrier ofi t e floor and thereafter be wheeled from place to place. i

A carrier embodying the features of construction as before pointed out has great utility because of its simplicity, strength and ready adaptability for transportation by either overhead or underneath conveying means, and also inthe novel mounting of the side plates thereon wherein they are adapted to be used as buffer plates to protect the floor from being marred or damaged while unloading the carrier and without entirely detaching them from the carrier during this change.

What is claimed is:

1. In a carrier, a frame, a member mounted on the frame, the member being movable into a position wherein it closes one side of the carrier and into a position wherein it serves as a buffer while unloading the carrier, and means carried b the member and slidably co-operatin with the frame for limiting the extent 0 movement of themember. 4 g

2. In a carrier, a frame, side members displaceably mounted thereon provided with slots at opposite ends, and retaining means carried by the frame and cooperating with the slots in the side members for securing said side members to the frame, said side members adapted to be released from said retaining means'and guided along the frame to the floor for use as buffer members while unloading the carrier.

3. In a carrier, a frame including corner uprights, each provided with an arm, side members displaceably mounted thereon, means carried by the uprights for positioning the side members thereon, and means carried by the side members for guiding and holding them to the uprights, said means comprising members having a portion extending at right angles to the main portion to a point inside and behind the arm of the uprights, said side members adapted to be displaced from their position upon the uprights and guided along the uprights to a position wherein they serve as floor bufi'ers while unloading the carrier.

4. In a carrier, a frame including corner uprights, each provided with an arm, side mem ers displaceably mounted thereon, retaining means carried by the uprights for securing said side members thereto, and means carried by the side members at each end for guiding and retaining said members along and upon said uprights. said means comprising angle plates provided with an arm extending rearward of the front face of the side members to a point inside and behind the arm of the uprights, said side members adapted to be dlsplaced from said first retaining means and guided along the uprights to the floor for use as bufier members while unloading the carrier. 5. In a carrier, a frame including corner uprights, each provided with an arm, vs de members displaceably mounted thereon prodisplacedfrom said lugs and guided along the uprights to the floor for use as buffer members while unloading the carrier.

6. In a carrier having a raised platform, means for supporting said platform so arranged that an open space is formed thereunder from end to end for the insertion ofunderneath transporting means, uprights connected to said supporting means at each corner of the platform, side members displaceably mounted thereon, means carried upon the uprights for positioning said side members thereon, said side members adapted to be displaced from said positioning means and guided along the uprights to the floor for use as bufler members while unloading the carrier.

7. In a carrier, a platform, supports for the platform, channel iron corner uprights secured to said supports, side plates displaceably mounted outside of the uprights, the

side plates being provided with slots co-operating with retaining means carried by the uprights to position the side plates thereon, and means carried by the side plates at each end for guiding and holding said side plates along and upon said uprights, said means comprising angle iron plates provided with an arm extending rearward of the front face of said side plates and then downward and inward to a point inside and between the parallel arms of the channel upri hts, said side plates adapted to released om said retaining means and guided along the uprights to the floor for use as bufler plates while unloading the carrier.

8. In a carrier having a raised platform, means for supporting said platform so arranged that an open space is formed thereunder from end to end for the insertion of underneath transporting means, upright-s carried by said supporting means, side members detachably mounted thereon, and means carried by said uprights whereby the carrier may be transported by a crane or hoist.

9. In a carrier having a raised platform, means for supporting said platform so arranged that an open space is formed thereunder from end to end forthe insertion of underneath transporting -means, uprights carried b said supporting means, side members disp aceably mounted thereon and provided with slots at opposite ends, retaining means carried by the uprights for securing the side members to the frame, said side members adapted to be released from said retaining means and guided along the frame to the floor for use as bufi'er mem-' bers while unloading the carrier, and means carried by said uprights whereby the carrier ma be transported by crane, or hoist.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 20th day of May, A. D., 1924.

, HARRY BLOUNT. 

